Memorandum-pad holder for wall telephones



J 13, 1931- v s, l-L REVELLE 1,789,264

MEMQRANDUMVPAD HOLDER FOR WALL TELEPHONES Filed Feb. 1, 192a INVENTOR Geo/ye /7. fieve/Je I /2 ATTORNEY P wnee. Jan. 13, 1931 QUNITE star s;

Hearst GEORGE E. REVELLE, or" SEATTLE, WASH-INGTO1\1 MEMORANDUM-PAD HOLDER FOR WAIiL-ZTEIiEPHONES 1.

Application filed February 1,.192 8."Ser ia1 No; 251,067. 1

This invention relates to a memorandumpad holder for awall telephone instrument,

the general type shown and described in a for holding memorandum-pads thereto are (1) because of the lack of available space uponthe instrument to accommodate the holder, and (2) because of the lack of facilities on the instrument itself to which the r holder may be readily andfirmly secured.

Theobject ofthe present invention is to provide a memorandum-pad holder sultable for attachment to a wall telephone instrument, which will be of strong and durable construction, inexpensive to manufacture and convenient for use.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a wall-telephone instrument with an embodiment of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a side elevational View of the same; Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the pad holder shown detached; Fig. at is a vertical section taken substantially on the line l4c of Fig. 3 and indicating by dotted lines associated parts of the telephone instrument; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on broken lines 55 of Fig. 3.

Referring to said drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates, as a whole, the framework of a wall-telephone instrument of the automatic type having a wall-board member 11. and a box member 12 protruding-for- 0 wardly therefrom. 13 represents the mouthpiece, 1 1 is the receiver, 15 is the cylindrical casing rigid with said box member and con-.

taining operating mechanismwhich is regulated, as usual, by means of a rotary, dial16.

The telephone instrument and devices thereof above referred to are similar to construction now in use. mouthpiece 13 and the casing 15 which carries the dial 16 are disposed one below the 59 other on the box member of the frame, sub- In practice, the

stantially as fshowninFigs l and2 affordii'ig but little unoccupied space to accommodate a pad-holde'r upon the front of, the box member; I A i The dial 16is provided with a plurality of circumferentially (disposed linger receiving apertures 17 which may be used selectively gaging stop l8 having; ajshank element 19 secured to the periphery of the casing 15.. According to the present invention'I provide for the above described instrument a, holder for a book 20 of removable sheets of paper having a backingof c'ardboard, or the like, andconventiona-lly known as a scratch pad or pad, as hereinafter designated.

The holder, above referred tofco'mprises a sheet metal plate 21 of a general rectangulair shape,'see Fig. 3, of a size to receivethereon the pad- 21, the cardboard backing pad is retainedrupon the plate against rela-' tive displacement in the plane of the'plate between lug elements 22 and 23projecting forwardly from the upper side edges, respectively, of the plate, and also between lug elements 24 and 25 projecting forwardly from the plates'top and bottom edges respectively. Said lugs are desirably formed by providing the plate with protruding por tions andbendin'g the same forwardly to con stitutethe respective stops. To retain the pad 20 against said plate" the lug 2% is pro-- vided with a spur26 adapted to penetrate the iippe'r portion of the pad; and by forming the lug 25 to the shape ofhook, see Fig. 4, into which extendsthe lower edge of the card backing. 1

Said-plate is formed'to provide a plane back surface 27 5) at one side of a rib element 28, said' back surface 27 fitting against. the front'surface 12 0f the instru-' ment box 12 and'the" rib 28f'fitting against the outer portion of the box. j I i For thus securing the holder to the box member 12 of the telephone instrument, I provide a. fastening means comprising a piece of spring wire formed to a circular shape permanently secured intermediate its length the sidesurface 12 of to rotate the dialwith respect to a finger enthereof engaging against the plate. Said.

to one side of the plate memberof the holder,

- the portions 29-and 30 above and below the place of its securement to the plate serving as arms to mutually embrace the casing'15.

Said fastener is arranged'in the planeiof the plate, or nearly so, and is rigidly secured tothe latter by welding or by other suitable known means. As illustratedfsaid wir'e fastener extends through eyes ofrolledprojections 31 of the holderplate; U y

Said wire fastener by engaging the casing 15 serves to retain the plate'against'the front 7 surface of the box 12 and also the rib element against one side edgeofthe box whereby the holder is maintained against accidental movement in every direction; x

To supplement the function ofthe rib 28,

however, a lug element 331s advantageously provided at one side of the plate to abut against the stop shank 19 provided upon the casing. Said holder is alsoi'desirably-provided with a pencil attaching means such, for example, as, asocket elementi3proi' ided at one side of the plate 21 to receive 'a pencil which is indicated by 35.

v The invention, and its'advantage's, it is believed, willbe understood from the descrip tion of the illustrated embodiment thereof.

1. A memorandum-pad holder for a wall telephone instrument having a box member and a circular casing containing switching mechanism, said holder comprising a plate member adapted to seat in juxtaposed relation to the face portion of the box member,

an'arm secured to said plate member for embracingengagement to said casing, means to engage a pad tosaid plate member and depending means integral with said plate member and engageable to a side of said box to retain said plate member against rotative displacement about the casing. is

2. The combination with awall -telephone instrument havinga box member-and a circ'ular casing containing switching mechanism, of a holder detachably engageable to said telephone instrument and adapted to contain a memorandum-pad, said holder comprising a plane plate member arranged to seat in juxtaposed engagement tothe face of said box member, a dependingfportion integral wlth said plate member and engageable to a side of said box member and a resilient arm arranged to be sprung about said circular casing into embracing engagement thereto.

Signed at Seattleflvvashington, this 25t j day ofJanuary,1928. M

' GEORGE H; REV L E, 

